Evans v Native Title Registrar [2004] FCA 1070

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Evans v Native Title Registrar [2004] FCA 1070 NATIVE TITLE – review of application for registration of claim – whether any errors of law or fact in reasons of delegate of Registrar – information failing to make clear character of authorisation relied upon – response to preliminary assessment also failing to clarify source of authority – delegate not in error – no misperception of administrative decision-making role – no failure to apply correct test – no reliance on irrelevant considerations or failure to take into account relevant considerations – no wrong approach to statutory provisions Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) ss 190A, 190B, 190C, 190D, 251B, 253 Federal Court Rules O 78 r 10(2) Daniel v Western Australia (2002) 194 ALR 278 considered Moran v Minister for Land & Water Conservation for the State of New South Wales [1999] FCA 1637 cited Northern Territory of Australia v Doepel (2003) 203 ALR 385 considered Risk v National Native Title Tribunal [2000] FCA 1589 cited Strickland v Native Title Registrar (1999) 168 ALR 242 considered TNT Skypak International (Aust) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1988) 82 ALR 175 referred to Ward v Northern Territory [2002] FCA 171 considered Western Australia v Native Title Registrar [1999] FCA 1594 cited Western Australia v Strickland (2000) 99 FCR 33 applied Western Australia v Ward (2002) 213 CLR 1 cited Wilson v Anderson (2002) 213 CLR 401 cited RICHARD GUY EVANS, DAWN EVANS, BRETT ANDREW LEWIS, GERALDINE HOGARTH and JOAN TUCKER ON BEHALF OF THE KOARA PEOPLE v NATIVE TITLE REGISTRAR and THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA W200 of 2003 RD NICHOLSON J 19 AUGUST 2004 PERTH

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY W200 OF 2003

BETWEEN: RICHARD GUY EVANS, DAWN EVANS, BRETT ANDREW LEWIS, GERALDINE HOGARTH AND JOAN TUCKER ON BEHALF OF THE KOARA PEOPLE